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According to a study in the current publication
of Heart, you can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease
even if you start exercising after the age of 40.

German researchers interviewed 312 people
ranging from the ages of 40 to 68 suffering from coronary artery
disease and 479 healthy people from the same age group.
Participants were asked about their level of physical activity at
the beginning of their adult life (from 20 to 39) and during later
adult years (40 and over).

According to the team at Heidelberg University,
around 50 percent of the volunteers with coronary artery disease
and 70 percent of healthy volunteers claimed they were moderately
or very active during early adult life and later adult life.

People who have been physically active all their
life were around 60 percent less likely to suffer from coronary
artery disease. In addition, people who began exercising over the
age of 40 were around 55 percent less likely to suffer from
coronary artery disease than those who have never been active in
their entire life.

The authors of the study concluded that although
people who have been
exercising
all their life will be healthier, these finding
show that even if you start exercising later on in life, you will
still see benefits and reduce the risk of coronary artery
disease.